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Bitcoin news and financial news update. Today I cover Kraken’s CFTC-regulated bitcoin perpetual futures launch, Michael Saylor’s argument that Bitcoin does not need Ethereum-style yield, Bitcoin’s reaction to the Bank of Japan rate hike, BlackRock’s new bitcoin income fund, Strive’s latest BTC purchase, Ledn’s bitcoin-backed lending forecast, and Coinbase and AWS bringing x402 payments to AI traffic. This episode touches on bitcoin investing, bitcoin technology, interest rates, and the broader economics of bitcoin. Topics for today: BBC macro and global news lead Kraken launches CFTC-regulated bitcoin perpetual futures Strategy and Saylor frame Bitcoin credit versus crypto yield Bitcoin reacts to Bank of Japan rate hike BlackRock rolls out bitcoin income fund Strive adds 73 BTC to its treasury Ledn sees a large bitcoin-backed lending market Coinbase and AWS bring x402 payments to AI agents Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, financial news, markets, and bitcoin technology: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgd5g7d7gyo https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/kraken-launches-cftc-regulated-bitcoin https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-saylor-bitcoin-credit-alternative-crypto-yield https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/16/bitcoin-rises-after-bank-of-japan-hikes-interest-rates-to-a-31-year-high https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/16/blackrock-s-new-bitcoin-income-fund-offers-cash-flow-alongside-btc-exposure https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/strive-asst-acquires-73-bitcoin https://www.theblock.co/post/404885/ledn-says-bitcoin-backed-lending-market-could-reach-1-trillion-as-securitization-attracts-institutional-capital https://www.theblock.co/post/404877/coinbase-aws-enable-publishers-on-cloudfront-and-waf-to-charge-ai-agents-via-x402-protocol Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here: https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/ Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhY Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZ Find the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here: https://episodes.fm/1438789088 Find me on nostr npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub) 6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex) Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidB84567 StackerNews: stacker.news/NunyaBidness Podcasting 2.0: fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon: https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidness Support Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcast Find Lightning Network Channel partners here: https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich) https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet) Music by: Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Chapters
- 0:02 Bitcoin News Intro, Date, and Episode Setup
- 0:34 Bitcoin Markets, Kraken Perps, Saylor Credit, and BOJ Rate Hike
- 3:13 SpaceX Cursor Acquisition Report and $60B Post-IPO Deal
- 5:25 SpaceX All-Stock Deal Mechanics and Share Currency
- 6:53 SpaceX Valuation, Blue Origin Setback, and Musk Hiring Advantage
- 8:53 SpaceX Deal Price, Market Psychology, and Timing Risk
- 11:27 SpaceX, Tesla, and Musk Venture Consolidation Speculation
- 13:33 Kraken CFTC-Regulated Bitcoin Perpetuals for U.S. Traders
- 15:22 Bitcoin Perps 101: Funding, Leverage, and Price Pressure
- 18:37 Saylor Bitcoin Credit Thesis and Five-Layer Capital Stack
- 22:27 Bitcoin Price Suppression, Risk Suppression, and Beach Ball Analogy
- 24:02 Bank of Japan Rate Hike, Bonds, and Bitcoin Market Reaction
- 28:27 Media and policy as market psychology levers
- 30:16 Run the numbers: energy, metals, ags, indices, and on‑chain stats
- 32:50 Site plug and listener boosts: value‑for‑value and Podcasting 2.0
- 38:23 Part 2: BlackRock BITA—Bitcoin premium income via covered calls
- 45:14 Yield from derivatives vs loan interest; why the host stays simple
- 48:26 Strive adds 73 BTC; SATÄ preferred stock peg and dividend cadence
- 52:31 Financial engineering risks and treasury strategies
- 52:42 Lending outlook: Ledn securitization and path to $1T market
- 58:54 Bitcoin‑only lenders vs 2022 blowups: diligence matters
- 59:16 Coinbase x AWS: X402 protocol to charge AI agents for content
- 1:03:49 Micropayments per article—why USDC over Lightning concerns the host
- 1:06:22 Stablecoins as dollar export and debt vector
- 1:08:04 Hope for Lightning, e‑cash, Fedimint; closing and call for boosts
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